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This year's printed version of Forecast 2017 will also available in these other languages, as follows :

Each of these will also offer the English version of Forecast 2017, as will our Chinese distributor : Your work is essential to anyone who is serious in this field. I can't thank you enough for it.

The Forecast 2017 Book is out. Written by Raymond A. Merriman since 1976, it is one of the most unique, affordable ($95.00) plus postage, and accurate glimpses into the coming year. The Forecast 2017 Book will be available in both paper and electronic editions ($55). There is no postage for the electronic book format.
And what a year it going to be! For more information, please visit our YouTube video on the book and the important geocosmic patterns in effect in early part of the year - now! at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LOEop2Hcr8three and see what is coming up - like the cardinal T-square of November 2016 -April 2017.

Go to the sheet for Downloading the video for the Ultimate book on stock market timing.

Note : have an article on the 18-year stock market cycle in this quarter's issue of Traders World magazine (issue #66) A free promo copy is available at http://tradersworld.com/issue66a.html for our readers.

Review :

To succeed as president, Mr. Trump has to show he can govern, and it looks like that may require separating himself from a Republican Party disabled by a permanent blocking minority with no interest in governing. - Daniel Henninger, "Should Trump Abandon the GOP ?" Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2017.

"Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift..." Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump, June 29, 2017.

"Mr. President, your tweet was beneath the office and represents what is wrong with American politics, not the greatness of America", wrote Lindsay Graham (R., S.C.) in a tweet. Ms. (Mika) Brzezinski offered her own response via Twitter, posting an image of a Cheerios box showing a toddler reaching for cereal with the caption, "Made for Little Hands". - Eli Stokols, "Trump Tweet Prompts Backlash", Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2017.

Last week was predictably unpredictable and erratic, based upon an understanding of geocosmic patterns, with equity markets sharply down, then up, then down, then up again, often during the same day. In the study of Financial Astrology, that can be attributed to the grand cardinal square, described in last week's column as, " ... nothing got out of control last week (June 19). But that could start to change as both the Sun and Mars move through Cancer, forming wide cardinal grand squares with transiting Jupiter (Libra), Pluto (Capricorn), and Uranus (Aries), June 25-July 20. And that is just a prelude to the Sun/Mars conjunction of July 26, followed by Mars with the solar eclipse, August 21".

But, as also discussed last week, " As Trump goes, so go the markets these next months". Up until last week, President Trump had been uncharacteristically stable - even presidential - for nearly two weeks. But by late last week, he was acting out with erratic, unstable, but entertaining twitter rants, directed to MSNBC co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough. In psychology, we might call this behavior an example of "projection". Some might even think it is an obsession with women's blood, the same image he unleashed towards Megan Kelly during the 2016 debates.

The point to be made here is that 1) Mr. Trump is under some serious Mars transits through August, during which he is very vulnerable to "losing his cool" and behaving impulsively in ways that end up harming himself and maybe the nation, and 2) this will likely coincide with very erratic market behavior. We saw both last week, and we still have about two more months to deal with this trickle-down, circus-like, political atmosphere. He is a political risk, this is the greatest risk to the stock market right now. That's the downside of the Mars message mucking up his cosmic blueprint (natal horoscope). At the same time, his vision for economic reforms represents the great hope for the stock market. Which will prevail ? His optimistic economic vision for growth and deregulation, or his unsteady and undisciplined personal behavior ? The market has so far been counting on the former, but that faith may be severely tested by the faults of the latter these next two months.

In other markets, the Euro currency soared to its highest level in a year. Gold and Silver fell sharply before U.S. markets opened on Monday morning, June 26 to their lowest levels in a month, supposedly due to an accidental "fat fingers" sell order. But, given that this was shortly after Neptune turned retrograde, I don't buy that explanation. I think it has more to do with central banks trying to combat talk by Fed officials last week that inflation needs to rise more. This kind of talk is bullish for Gold, and to nip the problem quickly before it gets any traction, I think central banks may have been the ones with the "fat fingers". They don't want Gold becoming strong - ever. It will harm the value of the Federal Reserve Notes (US Dollars). And, as discussed before, the Fed is under a transit of Neptune T-square its natal Mercury/Saturn opposition, so I am skeptical of what they say they are doing versus what they are really doing.

In the meantime, sit back and watch the cosmic play underway that coincides with the sudden changes in financial market prices and erratic behavior of President Trump, due to persist through July 20, - and maybe all the way into the Great Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017, conjunct Mars, and conjunct Mr. Trump's natal Mars and Ascendant. Somewhere in here is a market top and a very possible 10% decline beginning, courtesy of the Sun/Mars conjunction history, +/- 6 weeks.

Short-Term Geocosmics & longer-term THOUGHTS :

Global debt has hit a record level in the first quarter of this year, mainly driven by emerging markets, raising questions of whether there will be another financial crisis in the near future... On Tuesday, U.S. Fed Chair Janet Yellen told an audience in London that banks are in a "very much stronger" position and another financial crisis is unlikely "in our lifetime". But Yellen's remarks aren't' consensual. "I think Yellen's comment - if I am interpreting it correctly -- is a huge hostage to fortune. The words Titanic and unsinkable spring to mind", Erik Jones, professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University, told CNBC via email. - Silvia Amaro, "China's Debt Surpasses 300% of GDP, IIF Says, Raising Doubts Over Yellen's Crisis Remarks", www.cnbc.com, June 28, 2017.

This week, the United States of America will celebrate its 241 st birthday. It is almost as old as me. I remember when... wait a minute. Did I say I had Neptune rising ? It is true. I have a great imagination and - and memory.

But back to the USA and its solar return, which - according to the chart I use - will take place on Sunday, July 2, at 6:17 PM, in Washington D.C. Now don't argue with me about the date July 2. I was there (well, I read about it), and they signed the Declaration of Independence just before noon on that day in 1776. The message was delivered to George Washington two days later (I remember we didn't have cell phones then) and that is when the War of Independence started. But the vote to go to war for such an original idea - freedom - took place before the War. Sometimes, when I read some Twitter and Facebook messages, I wonder if it was worth it. But I get distracted from the point again... it is so common of Neptune rising folks like me. I really don't know what would have happened to me if I didn't have the Sun, Moon, and Mars in the grounded sign of Capricorn. I am sure I would struggle to remember what happened 24 hours ago, let alone 241 years ago. As it is, I have a very good (but selective) memory. For markets.

Nevertheless, this year's solar return for the USA finds that cardinal grand square in full power. There is the Sun, Mars, and Mercury in Cancer, opposite Pluto in Capricorn, squaring Jupiter in Libra (on the USA's natal Saturn), which is in wide opposition to transiting Uranus. This is a setup promising radical, bold changes, which is exactly why many Americans believe they elected Donald Trump. They wanted change, however unorthodox and bizarre it would be.

But did they want more debt ? Did they want a world in which danger increases ? It is not what they voted for, nor was it what was promised during the campaign season. But that is what the solar return chart - the chart for the next 12 months - indicates.

First, let us consider that on July 2, at the time of the Merriman USA solar return, Mars will be in an opposition to Pluto, 18 degrees Cancer/Capricorn. Talk about blood (Mars) ... this aspect, in a very close T-square with Jupiter in Libra, provokes an image of a lot (Jupiter) of blood. With Pluto, there is no middle ground - only an underground. The battle (Mars) is to the end - no compromise, no win-win option. And Pluto is also debt. In this chart, the Moon is in Scorpio, which also rules debt - domestic debt - thus highlighting its ruling planet Pluto, which (with Mars) is in the houses of money and finances (2 nd house) and debt (8 th house), no less.

What does this mean ? Two things come to mind. The Democrats and the Republicans will not compromise. They will fight one another for power until "death (election) do us part". They are willing to risk default, so when the debt ceiling limit is due to expire in September, it will be a war. Second, I think Mars/Pluto portends more danger, not less, despite (or maybe because of) an insistence of threatening war-like rhetoric over diplomacy. Yet, the major positive aspect in this chart is Neptune in Pisces (believe it or not), which trines the Sun and Mars in Cancer. The strongest positive is therefore the very thing that is apt to be looked down upon - diplomacy. Neptune can work out anything with good will. But "good will" is low on the value scale for Mars/Pluto, where instead, power and force dominates. But in this case, it is a choice between the power to heal (Neptune and Pluto) versus the power to destroy (Mars and Pluto when angry and out for revenge).

You know, I am Neptune rising as stated before, and ultimately I want to believe the best in everyone, and the optimistic possibility. So here is hoping that the USA and its leadership will tap into its awesome power, and choose to use that power shown in this year's solar return chart to heal this divided nation, and work towards the healing of the entire world. That's the tweet - and path of action - I think most Americans want to see from its president on this Independence Day.

LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS AND MUNDANE ASTROLOGY :

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

The MP4 downloadable recording of the MMA Mid-Year 2017 Financial Markets Webinar, conducted on Saturday, June 3, is now available, and includes the 66 power point slides and graphs used in the webinar. The live presentation, limited to 100 persons, sold out again. It was another good presentation, lasting a little over 2 hours, with an interesting Q and A at the end. The subject of this webinar was an overview of where we stand in "The Great Reset" described in the Forecast 2017 Book. It also included a very in-depth look at the USA stock market, focused on the three main cycles that will be coming due between now and November (we narrow it down in the webinar), as a result of the latest research to be released in the new version of the Stock Market Timing book, "Cycles and Patterns in the Indexes". The webinar included an update on the outlook for the precious metals, US Dollar, Euro currency, crude oil, soybeans and T-Notes. It discussed in detail the forthcoming solar eclipse, conjunct Mars on August 21, that will fall on Donald Trump's natal Mars and Ascendant (and opposite Janet Yellen's natal Moon). The cost of this MP4 recording and power point slides is $45.00. For further information go there or call 1-248-626-3034, 1-800-662-3349, or email ordersmma@msn.com. Ask about a discount if you also pre-order the Stock Market Timing Book, "Cycles and Patterns in the Indexes". due for release in August.

Our monthly MMA Cycles : The monthly edition of the MMA International Cycles Report (ICR) and its companion MMA Japanese Cycles and MMA European Cycles reports went out last week. If you are subscriber to any these monthly reports and did not receive it, let us know at once via our email.

- This report covers our long term analysis of the stock market (DJIA and S&P futures), Gold, Silver, T-Notes, Euro and Swiss Franc currencies, grains and crude oil. It also provides the list of geocosmic and solar-lunar reversal zones for the 1-2 months. This report comes out Monday night to subscribers.
- The MMA Japanese Markets Cycles report covers the Nikkei, JGB Bonds, and the Dollar-Yen.
- The new MMA Europe Cycles report covers the German DAX, Swiss SMI, and Netherlands AEX stock indices, each in english only and will be available on Wednesday.
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ONE MORE WEEK FOR THE SPECIAL OFFER! the writing of the third edition of The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing, Volume 1 : Cycles and Patterns in the Indexes is moving right along. This is the most comprehensive book ever published on the cycles of the stock market (DJIA, S&P and Nikkei), with analysis going back to the British stock markets of the 17 th century. A lot has happened since this book was first written in 1997, twenty years ago, including the long-term cycle low of March 2009 in the recent "Great Recession". All longer-term cycles have been updated, as well as intermediate and shorter-term cycles and their phases. This is a must-have book if you are a serious investor, trader, or student of cycles, which is one of the most important tools used in market timing. There is nothing else like this book available today. The expected release date is this August, and we are now offering a pre-publication special rate of $95.00 (plus postage) to those who pre-order it before June 30. After that, the cost will be $125. There is a further discount for those also ordering the MP4 recording of the June 3 webinar on the Mid-Year Outlook for Financial Markets. The new material on long-and intermediate-term cycles in the U.S. and Japanese stock markets is worth the cost of the book alone. For more information, please visit the MMA website at www.mmacycles.com. For a direct link to pre-order the new version of this book, go there and check it out. You can also pre-order now by e-mail to ordersmma@msn.com or calling 1-800-662-3349, or 248-626-3034. "The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing : Cycles and Patterns in the Index" is literally the ultimate book on the analysis of the stock market. We are especially impressed with various waves of long-term cycles for more than 200 years, which we have never seen". - T. Kaburagi, Toshi Nippou Ltd (Japan's major commodity newspaper).

MMA's annual Forecast Book.

The Forecast 2017 Book is out ! And what a year it going to be !. For more information, please visit our YouTube video on the book and the important geocosmic patterns in effect in early part of the year at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LOEop2Hcr8three and see what is coming up - like the cardinal T-square now in force.

Written by Raymond A. Merriman since 1976, this annual Forecast Book is one of the most unique, affordable ($95.00), and accurate glimpses into the coming year. Utilizing the study of cycles and geocosmic factors, the annual Forecast book outlines forthcoming trends pertaining to political, economic, and financial markets throughout the world. This book has an impressive history of insightful accuracy into world economic and financial market conditions that you will not want to miss! Last year's printed edition sold out within three weeks of its release, and this one might too, since we have a new president, and no one knows what to expect (but astrology and cycle studies yield most interesting insights). For further information, go to www.mmacycles.com and click the banner (or click Products - Books). ORDER NOW AND MAKE SURE YOU RESERVE YOUR COPY BEFORE THEY SELL OUT!!!

For more information, visit www.mmacycles.com or call 1-800-662-3349 or 1-248-626-3034.

This year's printed version of Forecast 2017 will also available in these languages:
Dutch : at www.markettiming.nl
German : at http://www.mma-europe.ch
Japanese : at http://merriman.jp
You can view MMA's Forecast for 2016 Scorecard at www.mmacycles.com. Click on NEWS AND EVENTS. Scroll down to the "Scorecard". As you will see, it was indeed a very good year.

MMA's weekly and daily reports have been extremely accurate and profitable lately, catching the lows in metals, stocks, crude oil, soybeans, and currencies. If you are an active short-term trader, or even if you are an investor who likes to keep up with our current thoughts on financial markets, you may be interested in our Weekly or Daily Market reports. It is the only way I keep in touch with traders on a daily or weekly basis. These weekly reports give in-depth analysis of the DJIA, S&P and NASDAQ futures, Euro currency (cash and futures), Dollar/Yen cash and Yen futures, Euro-Yen cash, T-Notes, Crude Oil, Soybeans, Gold and Silver. The daily reports cover all stock indices listed above, as well as futures in Euro, T-Notes, Gold and Silver, plus GLD and SLV (the Gold and Silver ETF's). Both reports provide trading strategies and recommendations for position traders as well as for shorter-term aggressive traders. Subscription to the daily report also includes the weekly report. For more information, or call our offices at 1-248-626-3034. These reports are extremely valuable to those who trade ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds). And since early December, these reports have been extremely profitable. As subscriber and trader R.B. of Albuquerque, NM writes",You have been on an incredible run for a while ; I have never seen anything like it". Well, when everything lines up just right...

SPECIAL SALE ON DISTRESSED BOOKS FROM SEEK-IT PUBLICATIONS :
Over the years, MMA/Seek-It Publications, have had books returned from customers that were damaged or scuffed from the mail delivery, or that had 1-10 pages missing from the printing process. The vast majority of these books are in good condition, and will be useful to those who wish the information, but at a greatly reduced price (50% or more off the listed retail price). Some of these include our more expensive financial market timing books, such as The Sun, the Moon, and the Silver Market: Secrets of a Silver Trader , and various volumes from The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing series. There are also many astrology books that Seek-It has published, including both the hard cover and soft cover versions of Evolutionary Astrology: The Journey of the Sul Through States of Consciousness , and The Solar Return Book of Prediction , both by Raymond Merriman, The Power of Pluto (Arlene Robertson), Astrology: Key to Holistic Health (Marcia Stark), Spiritual Astrology (the original book by Jan Spiller, who recently passed away), and many others. To see the entire list available at these greatly reduced prices, please go there, or to our web site at www.mmacycles.com, under Products, and then Discounted Books . Or, for a description of particular book's description, call Lisa at 1-800-MMA-3349 or 248-626-3034. These make wonderful gift as well

If you are an active short-term trader, or even if you are an investor who likes to keep up with our current thoughts on financial markets, you may be interested in our Weekly or even Daily Market reports with short-term trading recommendations, (see a sample there, of the weekly). It is the only way I keep in touch with traders on a daily or even weekly basis, as I no longer offer personal consultations. These reports give in-depth analysis of the DJIA, S&P and NASDAQ futures, Euro currency (cash and futures), Swiss Franc, Dollar/Yen cash and Yen futures, Euro-Yen cash, T-Notes, Soybeans, Crude Oil, Gold and Silver. The daily reports cover all stock indices listed above, as well as futures in Euro, T-Notes, Soybeans, Gold and Silver. Both reports provide trading strategies and recommendations for position traders as well as for shorter-term aggressive traders. Subscription to the daily report also includes the weekly report.
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Upcoming Events :

February 17, 2018 : Miami, Florida, "Forecasts 2018 and the Great Reset". A three-hour presentation on the world and national political scene for 2018, plus an analysis of the stock and Gold market, USA economy and housing market. Details soon.

March 3, 2018 and/or February 13 : Atlanta, Georgia: "Forecasts 2018 and The Great Reset". Presentation on the world and national political scene for 2018, plus an analysis of the stock and Gold market, USA economy and housing market. May be followed by a workshop two weeks later. To be determined. Details soon.

May 23-29, 2,018 : The UAC (United Astrology Congress), Chicago, IL. The largest and most exciting conference for astrologers in the world take place then. 15 tracks, over 200 of the world's top astrologers making presentations. For more information, go to www.uacastrology.com.

The MMA Catalogue of products and services for 2015 is now out!!! You can download it in PDF. The ordering page is the last page of the catalogue. This is especially useful for those outside of the USA, since we do not mail these out by mail unless requested.

I am oftentimes asked for recommendations of a money manager who uses my methods, since I won't manage other people's money. The thing is, almost all money managers I know use their own systems. But many subscribe to my services and share my thoughts about the future of the economy, various financial markets, and how to position one's portfolio along these lines. One money manager who subscribes to our services that I would suggest for those looking to structure a longer-term portfolio, such as a retirement account, is Duke O'Neill of Boulder, Colorado. He can be reached at dukeoneil1@gmail.com, or 1-(303) 545-5837. For those looking for a professional trader of commodity and futures contract might consider Ted Lee Fisher at ted.fisher@comcast.net. Ted is a legend in financial futures and has a seat on the CME. Both are very knowledgeable of the tools I use, of the way I am looking at markets, and yet each makes their own decisions as to exactly when to enter and exit any market. They will be more than happy to assist you.

To the above list, I would also like to recommend long-term MMA subscriber Erwin Brunner of Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Brunner is the founder of BrunnerInvest AG. One of his five funds was awarded theBest in-house fund of funds in the world recently. Mr. Brunner is a former director of the Swiss Banking Corporation (today it is known as UBS), and a general director of Rothschild Bank in Zurich. As an independent wealth manager for high net worth individuals and institutional clients only, he places his clients into the funds of the best performing fund managers in the world, via his own research and experience. For high net worth readers interested in Mr. Brunner's funds, please contact him through www.brunnerinvest.ch.

It is with great pleasure that I announce the addition of Egon von Greyerz to MMA Investment Retreat faculty of presenters. I met Egon last week in Girona, Spain, at a special gathering attended by MMTA Graduates Nitin Bhandari (India), Philipp Beyer (Germany), Henry Canciglia (USA) and myself. Egon is an expert on Gold. He owns Matterhorn Asset Management, a Swiss Asset Management company specializing in wealth preservation, located in Zurich ( www.goldswitzerland.com). He was also the person who initiated the "Save Our Swiss Gold" Act in Switzerland late last year, which would have required the Swiss National Bank to back up their assets with 20% Gold holdings. The initiative failed, but his reasons for initiating this effort are still valid. Egon is very interested in MMA cycles' work, and will share his outlook on Gold and the world debt. This is a real treat!

The newly revised The Sun, The Moon, and Silver Book :Secrets of a Silver Trader, is now out. This is a book that you will use as a reference guide for...many, many years. It identifies all the key Sun-Moon combinations that have a higher (and lower) than expected probability of correlating with 4% or greater reversals in COMEX Silver. It also identifiesBig Range Days - those days in which the range of Silver is most likely to be 3.5% or more of the price of Silver, which is a great tool for day traders. This book fulfills the dream of all traders : high probability winning trade possibilities, with minimal market exposure. It is thatextra edge. And Silver is a great market to trade now. The cost is $125.00. For ordering on line.

The new book titled Solar-Lunar Keys to Gold Prices : Secrets of a Gold Trader , is now out. The long awaited sequel to the Secrets of a Silver Trader is due out in late October (maybe before)!!!
Now, GOLD as you have never seen it by night or day. The studies for the soon-to-be-released book are now completed and the results are now being used in the weekly and daily MMA subscription reports for short-term trading strategies in Gold. That's right... historically tested Solar-Lunar Correlations to trading reversals in the Gold Market - as only available from Raymond Merriman. The studies cover over 40 years of daily Gold, starting from December 31, 1974 through April 2015. The book will change how you approach trading Gold using these leading solar-lunar indicators, with very clear instructions as to "when" to expect 3%, 4%, or greater reversals in Gold prices and how to trade them. It will be a valuable guide for short-term traders of Gold, GLD, and other ETF's involving Gold prices. You may call 1-248-626-3034 or email ordersmma@gmail.com and place your pre-order now. It is also now available for purchase on the MMA web site at www.mmacycles.com. Order now and get the first printing of this new book on trading Gold!

Disclaimer and statement of purpose : The purpose of this column is not to predict the future movement of various financial markets. However, that is the purpose of the MMA (Merriman Market Analyst) subscription services. This column is not a subscription service. It is a free service, except in those cases where a fee may be assessed to cover the cost of translating this column from English into a non-English language. This weekly report is written with the intent to educate the reader on the relationship between astrological factors and collective human activities as they are happening. In this regard, this report will oftentimes report what happened in various stock and financial markets throughout the world in the past week, and discuss that movement in light of the geocosmic signatures that were in effect. It will then identify the geocosmic factors that will be in effect in the next week, or even month, or even years, and the author’s understanding of how these signatures will likely affect human activity in the times to come. The author (Merriman) will do this from a perspective of a cycle’s analyst looking at the military, political, economic, and even financial markets of the world. It is possible that some forecasts will be made based on these factors. However, the primary goal is to both educate and alert the reader as to the psychological climate we are in, from an astrological perspective. The hope is that it will help the reader understand these psychological dynamics that underlie (or coincide with) the news events and hence financial markets of the day.

No guarantee as to the accuracy of this report is being made here. Any decisions in financial markets are solely the responsibility of the reader, and neither the author nor the publishers assume any responsibility at all for those individual decisions. Reader should understand that futures and options trading are considered high risk.

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